Hythe (Essex) railway station

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Hythe

Location

Place

Colchester

Local authority

Borough of Colchester

Operations

Managed by

'one'

Platforms in use

Annual Passenger Usage

2004/05 **

45,214

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Stations (from west to east)
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	Colchester
	Colchester Town (reverse)
	Hythe
	Wivenhoe
	Alresford
	Great Bentley
	Weeley
	Thorpe-le-Soken

Clacton	Kirby Cross
	Frinton
	Walton-on-Naze

Hythe railway station serves the eastern areas of Colchester in Essex, England. To the west of the station there is a triangle of lines with three junctions. The two lines lead to Colchester Town and Colchester. The three junctions are known as Hythe Junction, East Gates Junction (at the northern extremity of the triangle), and Colne Junction (at the western extremity). East Gates Junction has a manned signal box and a busy level crossing over a major road into the town of Colchester.

There are still sidings present at Hythe, although these are not in use, and there was once a short branch to Hythe quay which crossed the River Colne adjacent to the station by a small girder bridge, which is still in situ. There is no evidence today of the former quayside tracks.

[edit] Service Patterns

On Mondays to Saturdays, a train departs hourly in each direction. The train in the 'up' (London) direction calls at Colchester Town before terminating at Colchester (North). The 'down' (away from London) train calls at Wivenhoe, Alresford, Great Bentley, Weeley, Thorpe-le-Soken, Kirby Cross and Frinton en route to Walton-on-Naze.

Hythe (Essex) is closed on Sundays and all trains on the line pass through without stopping.